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- proper noun Egyptian mythology The Greek name for the Egyptian mythological figure. The Egyptian name is Apep.
- proper noun astronomy A near-earth asteroid designated with the permanent number 99942. There is a Wikipedia article on 99942 Apophis.
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Examples
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I know Apophis is supposed to come across as being cruel and brutal, but the mind torture scenes with Cart and O'Neill come across as, well, not that bad.
August 2009 2009
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Once again, Apophis is shown to be, deep down, an incompetent, which robs those scenes of much of their power.
August 2009 2009
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Apophis is slowly dying and promises all the knowledge of the Goa'uld in return for a new host body.
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Another thing, how is Bra'tak able to regain Apophis 'trust enough to get back into a high-level command and build up a small fifth column?
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Once again, Apophis is shown to be, deep down, an incompetent, which robs those scenes of much of their power.
Stargate SG-1 Watchathon - 'The Devil You Know' (S03E13) 2009
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Even while dying, Apophis is still able to exercise his cunning as gaining refuge on Earth puts Earth in danger from the system lords, as they try to get Apophis back.
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I know Apophis is supposed to come across as being cruel and brutal, but the mind torture scenes with Cart and O'Neill come across as, well, not that bad.
Stargate SG-1 Watchathon - 'The Devil You Know' (S03E13) 2009
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Apophis is also small by asteroid standards, perhaps 300 meters across, but it could hit with about 60,000 times the force of the Hiroshima bomb — enough to destroy an area the size of France.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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Apophis is also small by asteroid standards, perhaps 300 meters across, but it could hit with about 60,000 times the force of the Hiroshima bomb — enough to destroy an area the size of France.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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Apophis is also small by asteroid standards, perhaps 300 meters across, but it could hit with about 60,000 times the force of the Hiroshima bomb — enough to destroy an area the size of France.
The Sky Is Falling 2008
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